Dose-response effect of a recreational team handball-based exercise programme on cardiometabolic health and physical fitness in inactive middle-aged-to-elderly males - A randomised controlled trial

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2023

Authors

Ivone Carneiro (Author) Other; Peter Krustrup (Author) Other; Carlo Castagna (Author) Other; Magni Mohr (Author) Other; José Magalhães (Author) FADEUP; Rita Pereira (Author) Other; Rute Santos (Author) Other; Sandra Martins (Author) Other; João Tiago Guimarães (Author) FMUP; Eduardo Coelho (Author) Other; Susana Póvoas (Author) Other

Journal

Title: European Journal of Sport Science

Vol. 23 No. 11

Pages: 2178-2190

ISSN: 1746-1391

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

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FOS: Social sciences

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Authenticus ID: P-00Y-SV4

DOI: 10.1080/17461391.2023.2213195

Abstract (EN): This study aimed at examining the dose-response of a recreational team handball (TH) exercise-based programme on cardiometabolic health and physical fitness in inactive middle-aged-to-elderly males without TH experience. Fifty-four inactive middle-aged-to-elderly men (67.5 +/- 4.2 years; stature 168.8 +/- 6.2 cm; body mass 78.4 +/- 10.7 kg; fat mass 27.1 +/- 5.3%; BMI 27.4 +/- 2.9 kg/m(2); VO2peak 27.3 +/- 4.8 mL/min/kg) were randomised into three intervention groups performing 1 (TH1, n = 13), 2 (TH2, n = 15), or 3 (TH3, n = 12) 60-min weekly recreational TH-based training sessions, for 16 weeks, and a control group (CG, n = 14). A time x group interaction was observed for VO2peak, aerobic performance, fasting plasma insulin and body and fat mass (p <= 0.043) with TH3 showing the greatest overall effects. Post-intervention differences were observed in aerobic performance (TH3>CG, TH1 and TH2; TH2>CG), body mass (TH3>CG and TH1), fat mass (TH3>CG), VO2peak (TH3>CG) and plasma insulin (TH3>CG) (p <= 0.040). In conclusion, recreational TH performed for 60-min thrice and twice per week results in improved aerobic performance for middle-aged-to-elderly men. Moreover, it was observed that three weekly sessions were more effective in providing overall cardiometabolic benefits compared to training with a lower weekly frequency. ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT05295511.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 13